3.0.0 637 2025-05-27T14:15:52Z 2025-05-27T14:15:52Z Senate S S 2023-03-02 118 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred To 2023-03-02T19:30:43Z 2023-03-02 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2023-03-02 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S001194 Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] Brian Schatz D HI N F000479 Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA] John Fetterman D PA K. 2023-03-02 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2023-03-02 True C001113 Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] Catherine Cortez Masto D NV 2023-03-02 True B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2023-03-02 True D000622 Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] Tammy Duckworth D IL 2023-03-02 True R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. 2023-03-16 False W000800 Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] Peter Welch D VT 2023-03-16 False S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2023-03-16 False W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2023-03-16 False B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2023-03-16 False F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2023-04-19 False L000570 Sen. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM] Ben Lujan D NM R. 2023-04-20 False Labor and Employment Civil actions and liability 2023-07-06T13:45:22Z Criminal procedure and sentencing 2023-07-06T13:45:22Z Labor standards 2023-07-06T13:45:22Z Youth employment and child labor 2023-07-06T13:45:22Z Labor and Employment 2023-03-28T19:03:19Z

00 2023-03-02 Introduced in Senate 2023-06-22T14:05:57Z <p><b>Child Labor Prevention Act</b></p> <p>This bill extends the prohibitions against child labor to independent contractors and increases the penalties for violations of such laws.</p> <p>Specifically, the bill expands the definition of an<i> employer</i> under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to include any person engaging an individual for the performance of work (including an independent contractor). The bill also expands the definition of <i>work</i> to include the performance of services for remuneration.</p> <p>Further, the bill replaces the current maximum civil penalty of $11,000 for a violation of the child labor laws with a minimum civil penalty of $5,000 and a maximum of $132,270 (or, in the case of a violation that causes death or serious injury, $25,000 and $601,150, respectively). The civil penalties must be increased annually to match any percent increase in the Consumer Price Index.</p> <p>Repeat or willful offenders may be fined not more than $50,000 and imprisoned for not more than 1 year.</p>

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